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Sunday, May 19, 2013

Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge blasted 'Twelve Reasons To Die' Saturday

Posted by on Sun, May 19, 2013 at 8:32 PM

Ghostface Killah walked among the living  at Terminal West on May 18.
  • Chad Radford
  • Ghostface Killah walked among the living at Terminal West on May 18.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Smashing Pumpkins play Chastain Park Amphitheatre

Posted by on Mon, May 13, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Nicole Fiorintino and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins
  • Perry Julien
  • Nicole Fiorintino and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins latest incarnation played Chastain Park Amphitheatre on Friday, May 10.

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Record Store Day is nearly upon us

Posted by on Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 11:07 AM

Cliff Krapp surveys the incoming RSD goods at Criminal Records.
  • Chad Radford
  • Cliff Krapp surveys a stack of incoming RSD goods at Criminal Records.
I stopped by Criminal Records last night to find that pallets upon pallets of Record Store Day releases are piling up in the back room, waiting to be unleashed this Saturday, April 20. This is the gold that backs up the money!

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Alicia Keys at Philips Arena

Posted by on Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 2:11 PM

Alicia Keys proved that she is, indeed, a "Girl on Fire" Friday night at Phillips Arena. The Atlanta crowd, which had warmed up to the sultry synths of opener Miguel, was on its feet throughout the entire performance. Keys commanded the stage, whether it was sitting comfortably behind her piano or standing behind a microphone. A backdrop of the New York City skyline accented her performance as she gave the audience a well-received mix of material from her previous albums, as well as her latest release, 2012's Girl On Fire.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

Deftones at the Tabernacle

Posted by on Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 2:12 PM

The Deftones made a stop on their world tour Sunday evening at the capacity-filled Tabernacle. The band is currently supporting their most recent, critically acclaimed album, Koi No Yokan with longtime members Chino Moreno on lead vocals, Stephen Carpenter on lead guitar, Abe Cunningham on drums, Frank Delgado on keyboards and turntables, and Quicksand bassist Sergio Vega (filling in for Chi Cheng), in tow. The Deftones blasted through an extensive, crowd-pleasing set spanning 25 years and seven albums, playing everything from "Be Quiet and Drive" to "Digital Bath," "Swerve City," "Change (In the House of Flies)," and finishing with a blistering encore of "Engine No. 9" and "7 Words."

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Imagine Dragons at the Tabernacle

Posted by on Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 7:43 PM

Imagine Dragons played to a sold-out crowd at the Tabernacle on Feb. 14. The band, based out of Las Vegas, Nev., has sold out nearly every date of their "Night Visions" tour and was called 2012's Brightest New Stars by Billboard Magazine.

The band's name is an anagram for something that's never been revealed, any ideas?

See more of Perry Julien's photos form the show.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The Residents 40th anniversary WoW show at Variety Playhouse

Posted by on Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:07 PM

The Residents at Variety Playhouse: Chuck (left), Randy, and Bob
  • Perry Julien
  • The Residents at Variety Playhouse: Chuck (left), Randy, and Bob
Yesterday (Tuesday, February 5) was Residents day here in Atlanta. The group made a stop at Variety Playhouse on their 40th anniversary Wonder of Weird tour, and were joined by long-time collaborator Molly Harvey for a performance of "Monkey Man" from the album Animal Lover.

Afterward, Eric Grantham of local bands Vegan Coke, deadCAT, Babar, and Sexwax had this to say about the show ...

"It truly was a Wonder of Weird, and I think it weirded me out a little more than the last time I saw them. The Residents are a live panic attack - from start to finish the show made me uncomfortable, on edge, hungry, sad, happy, and it completely blew my brains out. Honestly, I think the Residents are the only band whose almost endless amount of releases do not over shadow their roller coaster ride through a deranged mans mind of a show."

... Couldn't have said it better myself.

See more of Perry Julien's photos below.

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Leonard Cohen brought 'Old Ideas' to Madison Square Garden on Tues., Dec. 18

Posted by on Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 10:04 AM

Hallelujah  -  Leonard Cohen
Ace photographer Perry Julien was in New York City last week and managed to make his way into Leonard Cohen's performance at Madison Square Garden on December 18. They're too good not to share here. It was a show that Julien describes as being in his top 10 music photography experiences ever, and amid a career spanning 35 years, that's saying something.

Perry Julien:

When Leonard Cohen's 2009 tour brought him to The Fox Theatre, much of the crowd assumed this would be the last tour for the 75 year old poet and songwriter. But a new album, Old Ideas, inspired him to go back on the road with his band including his long time collaborator Sharon Robinson, the Webb Sisters and guitarist Javier Mas. Despite his 78 years Cohen played over 3 hours, covering 29 songs - hits including "Hallelujah" and "Famous Blue Raincoat" to tracks from his latest album.

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Monday, December 17, 2012

T.I.'s 'Trouble Man' delivers a message to his detractors

Posted by on Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 4:51 PM

On December 14, Tree Sound Studios held a private listening party for T.I.'s latest album Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. Between the free mounds of food and flowing alcohol attendees were given a first listen to the Atlanta rapper's latest effort. If one thing has become readily apparent over the past few years of rampant media coverage, it's that T.I. is perpetually going through changes, both positive and negative, and with each variance comes a new album. In introducing his new album, he explained that his previous effort, No Mercy, was crafted as an apology to those who may have been hurt by his run-ins with the law. Despite his best efforts he claims several individuals struck his apology down, claiming that trouble is congruous with his being. In response, he's decided to embody this by channeling his inner "Trouble Man" on what he calls his official "Fuck you" to all detractors. Opening with a sample from the iconic blaxploitation film of the same title, "Trouble Man" chronicles a myriad of problematic circumstances throughout his life. These situations include the death of loved ones all the way to his now infamous run in with the APD in a Walgreens parking lot.

See more photos from T.I.'s Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head listening party at Tree Sound Studios ...

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Scenes from a Soul Food Cypher

Posted by on Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:39 PM

November 25, 2012 - On every second and fourth Sunday for almost a year, a group of young Atlantans have gathered in the basement of Wonderroot off of Memorial Dr. to participate in a laid back cypher, or freestyle battle, dubbed Soul Food Cypher. Participants come from all over the city and various walks of life, and though they're mostly young males, no two rappers sound or rap about the same thing. The cypher consists of freestyle "open cyphers" where the participants can rap about whatever comes to their head but also includes weekly prompted writing assignments.

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